| Littlemoor and Preston | |
|---|---|
| ward Dorset Council | |
| Population | 9,528 |
| Major settlements | Littlemoor, Preston |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Councillor | Louie O'Leary (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Peter Dickenson (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | 2 |
Littlemoor and Preston is an electoral ward in Dorset. Since 2019, the ward has elected 2 councillors to Dorset Council. [1]
On 6 November 2023, councillor Tony Ferrari died after collapsing while running. [2]
The Littlemoor and Preston ward covers the Weymouth suburbs of Littlemoor and Preston. [3]
| Election | Councillors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louie O'Leary [4] | Tony Ferrari [5] | ||
| 2024 by-election | Peter Dickenson [6] | |||
| 2024 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Louie James O'Leary* | 1,599 | 56.3 | +23.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Dickenson* | 1,379 | 48.6 | +13.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Richard Legg | 688 | 24.2 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Weaving | 664 | 23.4 | +6.1 | |
| Independent | Alex Bailey | 439 | 15.5 | New | |
| Labour | Steve Brown | 408 | 14.4 | −9.2 | |
| Turnout | 2,838 | 37.42 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held on 11 January 2024 to replace Tony Ferrari who died. [7] It was held by Conservative Peter Dickenson. [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Dickenson | 1,237 | 53.7 | +24.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Clifford | 833 | 36.2 | +19.1 | |
| Labour | Stephen Brown | 232 | 10.1 | −9.5 | |
| Majority | 404 | 17.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,302 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Ferrari | 1,078 | 35.3 | ||
| Conservative | Louie James O`Leary | 988 | 32.4 | ||
| Independent | Michael McCallister Wilkinson | 741 | 24.3 | ||
| Labour | Mark Richard Tewkesbury | 719 | 23.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Pearson | 629 | 20.6 | ||
| Labour | Ann Weaving | 527 | 17.3 | ||
| Green | John Victor Tomblin | 505 | 16.6 | ||
| Independent | David Skinner | 347 | 11.4 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3,050 | 40.15 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
